Dear HAS members,

Happy New Year! Our Vasilopita celebration this year is going to be on Sunday, February 8^th.  This year we are honored to have the new Consul of Greece to Atlanta, Mr. Georgios Panagiotidis, and the Honorary Consul of Cyprus, Ms. Polyxeni Potter, as guests.

We will meet at 6:00 pm for dinner and Vasilopita at Alpha Soda restaurant in Alpharetta.   The cost of the event will be $15 ($10 for students).

Please e-mail me georgenakos@clayton.edu to let us know if you are coming because we need to tell the restaurant how many people will attend. Again, please RSVP to enable proper organization of the event. (Phone 770-442-3102 or 770-442-3102).

We are looking forward to seeing everybody on Sunday, February 8th!

George Nakos

Please join us for a Valentine’s Day Dinner/Dance featuring LIVE Greek and American Music! Please click on the event flyer for more details.

Join us for the March book club gathering of Lykion Ton Ellinidon. We will discuss the book Circle Dance by Lynne and Valerie Constantine.

Please contact Barbara Kiriazis (ckhellas@aol.com) for more details, and to RSVP.

Please join us for the (Junior) Voice Recital of Aikaterini Grigoriadou at Florence Kopleff Recital Hall (GSU campus). Come and support this amazing young talent in our community. The event is free of charge.

For directions and parking instructions, please follow this link.

Please join us for a premier of Byzantine chant from the Jerusalem tradition not heard for over 500 years! Click on the event flyer for more details.

“Why Sacred Space Matters”

Join us for a Reception and Dinner featuring keynote speaker, Jay Sekulow – Chief Council for the American Center for Law and Justice. Please click on the following flyer for event details.

Please join us for a luncheon and program in honor of 25 Μαρτίου, with a presentation featuring the children of the Hellenic Studies Program. For more information, please see the event flyer.

Join us for a Wine Tasting Seminar presented by Bart Lyrarakis – with wines from the Lyrarakis Winery of Heraklion, Crete. Please view the attached flyer for more details, and also visit the event website to pre-purchase tickets.

(Doors open at 6:30pm)

Please join us for Greek Community Night with the Atlanta Hawks! Click on this flyer for more details. Please feel free to forward this message along to friends, family and anyone who may be interested!

Dear HAS Members and Friends:

Come and enjoy Pascha this year with friends, family, and the Hellenic Academic Society!!

We cordially invite everyone to come and join us for an authentic Pascha celebration with lambs on the spit, music, dance and fun for all ages!  This year we will again celebrate Pascha at the wonderful grounds of the Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church in Marietta.

HAS PASCHA CELEBRATION 2015
Host:  Hellenic Academic Society

Location:  
Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church
3431 Trickum Rd, Marietta, GA
Marietta, GA 30066

Directions: http://www.holytransfiguration.info/directions/

When: Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 2:00pm

Cost: 
Members of HAS: $20
Non-Members: $30
Students/Children over 6: $15
Children under 6 are FREE

Menu: 
All beverages, including Beer and Wine
Lamb, Souvlakia, Roasted Potatoes, Salad, Green Beans,
Dyed Eggs, Spanakopites, Tyropites, Mezedes,
Tsourekia and Desserts!

Reservations: R.S.V.P. by Friday, March 27 to: georgenakos@clayton.edu

We need an accurate counting of people that plan to attend.
If you do not RSVP by April 4th, the cost will be higher
(30$ for members, $40 for nonmembers) and we cannot
guarantee that last-minute show up can be served.

Volunteer: 
To volunteer your help, please contact me at georgenakos@clayton.edu.
Volunteers are important to us!

The HAS Board
President:  George Nakos
Vice President: George Kardomateas
Vice President for Activities: Theofilos Moyssiadis
Treasurer: Mina Giannakakos